diff --git a/source/_components/mqtt.markdown b/source/_components/mqtt.markdown
index 00c86d6e670..718a44a3bbc 100644
--- a/source/_components/mqtt.markdown
+++ b/source/_components/mqtt.markdown
@@ -46,7 +46,7 @@ The MQTT component needs you to run an MQTT broker for Home Assistant to connect
 
 #### {% linkable_title Use the embedded broker %}
 
-Home Assistant contains an embedded MQTT broker. If no broker configuration is given, the [HBMQTT broker](https://pypi.python.org/pypi/hbmqtt) is started and Home Asssistant connects to it. Default settings for the embedded broker:
+Home Assistant contains an embedded MQTT broker. If no broker configuration is given, the [HBMQTT broker](https://pypi.python.org/pypi/hbmqtt) is started and Home Asssistant connects to it. Embedded broker default configuration:
 
 | Setting | Value |
 | ------- | ----- |
@@ -57,7 +57,11 @@ Home Assistant contains an embedded MQTT broker. If no broker configuration is g
 | Password | Your API password
 | Websocket port | 8080
 
-If you want to customize the settings of the embedded broker, use `embedded:` and the values shown in the [HBMQTT Broker configuration](http://hbmqtt.readthedocs.org/en/latest/references/broker.html#broker-configuration).
+<p class='note'>
+This broker does not currently work with OwnTracks because of a protocol version  issue.
+</p>
+
+If you want to customize the settings of the embedded broker, use `embedded:` and the values shown in the [HBMQTT Broker configuration](http://hbmqtt.readthedocs.org/en/latest/references/broker.html#broker-configuration). This will replace the default configuration.
 
 ```yaml
 # Example configuration.yaml entry